A Prospective Crossover Clinical Trial of Esaxerenone and Eplerenone in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure Complicated by Hypertension by Akira Sezai, Msasnori Abe, Takashi Maruyama, Makoto Taoka, Hisakuni Sekino, Masashi Tanaka

“…The results suggest that esaxerenone more strongly blocks aldosterone binding than does eplerenone. …”
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Comparison of Lower Limb Kinematics Between Increased Hip Flexion Gait and Cycling: Implications for Exercise Prescription in Clinical Populations by Nuno Oliveira, Tanner Thorsen

“…Exercise is an important component in the treatment and improvement of function in populations with or at risk of lower limb injury. …”
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Research and Mechanism Design Analysis of Leg Lifting Device Based on Human Body Stretching by Ruijie Gu, Jiameng Gao, Shuaifeng Zhao, Hao Xing

“…Leg stretching devices are one of the main instruments used to improve human function. To solve the limitations of existing leg stretching products, such as single function and low degree of coincidence, a leg stretching device satisfying ergonomics was studied in this paper. …”
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Behavioral Cloning Strategies in Steering Angle Prediction: Applications in Mobile Robotics and Autonomous Driving by Sergio Iván Morga-Bonilla, Ivan Rivas-Cambero, Jacinto Torres-Jiménez, Pedro Téllez-Cuevas, Rafael Stanley Núñez-Cruz, Omar Vicente Perez-Arista

“…Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are artificial intelligence techniques that have made autonomous driving more efficient and accurate; however, autonomous driving faces ongoing challenges in the accuracy of decision making based on the analysis of the vehicle environment. …”
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Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids effect on cecal microbiome profile of maturing broiler chicken by Vidya V. Jadhav, Yewande O. Fasina, Scott H. Harrison

“…Diet has been reported to impact the diversity and function of gut microbiota. Our study investigated the effect of dietary fat types on cecal microbial composition and predicted function in broiler chickens at days 41 and 55 of age. …”
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Phenolic content, antioxidant activity, and tyrosinase inhibitor potential for both skin and physical health: test of extract, skin content and content of Garcinia Cowa fruit by Alimuddin, Febriyenti Febriyenti, Rinita Amelia, Maidawilis Maidawilis, Rauza Sukma Rita, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“… Skin aging leads to reduced structural integrity and reduced skin function. Medicinal plant extracts that have antioxidant properties and are able to inhibit tyrosinase have become a trend in various uses for anti-aging. …”
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Are bisphosphonates effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis pain? A meta-analysis and systematic review. by Alison J Davis, Toby O Smith, Caroline B Hing, Nidhi Sofat

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide. Pain and reduced function are the main symptoms in this prevalent disease. …”
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Mutational Analysis of Substrate Recognition in Trypsin-like Protease Cocoonase: Protein Memory Induced by Alterations in Substrate-Binding Site by Nana Sakata, Shigeru Shimamoto, Yuri Murakami, Orika Ashida, Toshiki Takei, Mitsuhiro Miyazawa, Yuji Hidaka

“…This reveals that the structural characteristics of precursor proteins are maintained in the mature proteins, potentially influencing substrate recognition and catalytic function. These findings suggest that the pro-regions of these mutants interact much more tightly with the mature enzyme than in the wild-type CCN. …”
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Retand LTR-retrotransposons in plants: a long way from pol to 3’LTR by Carlos M. Vicient

“…The Retand elements were considered PRAREs if their LTRs and insertion sequences were identical, and the sizes of their internal regions and LTRs did not differ by more than 2% from the consensus. A total of 2,735 PRAREs were identified, distributed in 122 clusters corresponding to 34 species, with copy numbers per cluster varying between 1 and 180. …”
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The regulation of miR-155 strand selection by CELF2, FUBP1 and KSRP proteins by Jeff S. J. Yoon, Thomas C. Chamberlain, Nada Lallous, Alice L.-F. Mui

“…Recently, researchers have suggested that miR-155-3p also plays a role in macrophage function, although its specific function in this context remains unclear. …”
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Center Impedance Method for Estimating Complex Modulus with Wide Frequency Range and Large Loss Factors by Ryuzo Horiguchi, Yoshiro Oda, Keito Sato, Hiroto Kozuka, Takao Yamaguchi

“…A simple method for determining viscoelasticity over a wide frequency range using the frequency response function (FRF) mobility obtained by the center impedance method is presented. …”
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SNR Enhancement in Phase-Sensitive OTDR with Adaptive 2-D Bilateral Filtering Algorithm by Haijun He, Liyang Shao, Hengchao Li, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xihua Zou, Lianshan Yan

“…To simplify the algorithm, a Lorentz spatial function is adopted to replace the original Gaussian function, which has higher practicability. …”
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ACE inhibitor lisinopril influence on left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and endothelial response in hypertensive patients with or without chronic heart failure by A. D. Kuimov, O. N. Belyaeva, I. I. Volkova, O. N. Novikova, G. R. Musina, O. G. Kukushkina

“…A significant diastolic function improvement was observed in both groups. Endothelial response improved only in non-CHF patients. …”
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Nature's neuroprotector: Honokiol and its promise for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's by Ahsas Goyal, Anshika Kumari, Aanchal Verma, Vandana Chaudhary, Prince Pathak, Harlokesh Narayan Yadav

“…Also, honokiol demonstrated promise in preventing the degradation of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease and improving motor function. Conclusion: Honokiol demonstrated promise in minimizing the degradation of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease as well as improving motor function. …”
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Responses of Tomato Photosystem II Photochemistry to Pegylated Zinc-Doped Ferrite Nanoparticles by Ilektra Sperdouli, Kleoniki Giannousi, Julietta Moustaka, Orestis Antonoglou, Catherine Dendrinou-Samara, Michael Moustakas

“…An inhibitory effect on PSII function was observed after more than ~120 min exposure to both ZnFer NPs concentrations, implying a negative effect on PSII photochemistry. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Filipino Version of Harris-Hip Score Among Patients with Osteoarthritis and Hip Fractures by Diovince Tan, Byron Angeles, Carmelo Braganza, Carlo Fernandez

“… Background: The Harris Hip Score (HHS) is a widely used instrument for assessing hip function and quality of life in patients with hip conditions. …”
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KCNE1 and KCNE3 beta-subunits regulate membrane surface expression of Kv12.2 K(+) channels in vitro and form a tripartite complex in vivo. by Sinead M Clancy, Bihan Chen, Federica Bertaso, Julien Mamet, Timothy Jegla

“…Voltage-gated potassium channels that activate near the neuronal resting membrane potential are important regulators of excitation in the nervous system, but their functional diversity is still not well understood. For instance, Kv12.2 (ELK2, KCNH3) channels are highly expressed in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, and although they are most likely to contribute to resting potassium conductance, surprisingly little is known about their function or regulation. …”
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Nutritional support as a way to adjust the body's immune response: Experimental data and clinical studies. A review by Anna A. Makhova, Tatiana A. Fedorova, Evgenia V. Shikh

“…Both in adulthood and in old age, patients have an increased risk of occurrence and severity of infections due to the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis, a decrease in the function of the IS, and the presence of comorbidities. …”
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ILD-GAP Combined with the Charlson Comorbidity Index Score (ILD-GAPC) as a Prognostic Prediction Model in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease by Hiroaki Fujii, Yu Hara, Yusuke Saigusa, Yoichi Tagami, Kota Murohashi, Ryo Nagasawa, Ayako Aoki, Ami Izawa, Kenichi Seki, Keisuke Watanabe, Nobuyuki Horita, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Takeshi Kaneko

“…The ILD-GAPC model could provide more accurate information for predicting prognosis in patients with ILD than the ILD-GAP model.…”
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Maternal Diabetes and Cognitive Performance in the Offspring: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Maria Camprubi Robles, Cristina Campoy, Llenalia Garcia Fernandez, Jose M Lopez-Pedrosa, Ricardo Rueda, Maria J Martin

“…The main aim of our study was to compare the cognitive function in children of diabetic and healthy pregnant women.…”
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